Green-cheeked Amazon  (Amazona viridigenalis)

Facts

Also known as: Mexican red-headed parrot, amapola, red-crowned Amazon, red-crowned parrot
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPsittaciformes
FamilyPsittacidae
GenusAmazona (1)
SizeLength: 33 cm (2)
Wingspan: 40 cm (3)

Status

The green-cheeked Amazon is classified as Endangered (EN A2bcd + 3bcd) on the IUCN Red List 2004 (1) and is listed on Appendix I of CITES (4). It is also listed as Endangered on Mexico’s Threatened Species List ‘Nom 059’ (5).

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